The Eagles will need to sort out their issues (more on that in this article) before Friday night’s game against Treasure Coast, but it’s not all negative. If they can get their offense going, they have a good chance to advance to the second round.

Even without suspended All-American Keelin Smith (more below), Treasure Coast’s defense is very good. Senior Lamarcus Brutus, like Smith a Florida State commit, has the ability to lock down any of Atlantic’s talented wide receivers.

But the Titans don’t bring very much on offense. The Titans have gained 1,333 yards, ahead of only Royal Palm Beach, Forest Hill and Spanish River for fewest among large school teams.

“Physical. Good defense. A team that feasts off turnovers,” Bean said, when asked what he sees of the Titans on film. “Not much offensively. What you see in them is three yards and a cloud of dust, offensively. They’ll grind you down, grind the clock, and they’ll beat you up defensively and on special teams. You make a mistake on special teams, or offensively against their defense, and they’ll hurt you. I think their defense outscored their offense this year. I wouldn’t be surprised.”

For the Eagles, who threw six interceptions and lost two fumbles in a 6-0 loss to Palm Beach Lakes (2-8), playing mistake-free football is paramount.

“They don’t get a lot offensively, but they get enough,” Bean said of Treasure Coast. “They just wait for teams to make mistakes. Their defense is that good. If you fumble the ball, they’re going to scoop and score touchdowns.”

“We can’t throw six interceptions like we did the other night. It was awful,” Bean said.